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Anderson never loses his core themes - young love, the need to escape, the bind and bluster of family. His "Kingdom" may not be large, but it is perfectly appointed.
Though undeniably smart and charming, "Moonrise Kingdom" loves itself the way the callow Holden Caulfield loves himself: unconditionally. Salinger understood the problem with that. Anderson may not.
The latest unadulterated delight from Wes Anderson, director of "Rushmore," "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox."
The usual complaints and caveats about Anderson - he's precious, his characters have no grounding in the real world - can be made about Moonrise Kingdom, but so what?
Anderson and his actors are able to convey more genuine feeling through these devices than most filmmakers can with more-traditional means.
One knock against some of Anderson's previous efforts is that they're too clever - so clever, in fact, that the humanity gets sucked out of them. That doesn't happen here.
A complex set of cinematic pleasures, ranging from its vibrant, eccentric visual presentation to its deadpan humour and superb performances. Oh, and the music!
The brush strokes are uniquely Anderson
It's a collection of cockeyed ideas compressed into a narrative that's utterly devoid of any actual attachment.
As detached as the filmmaking sometimes appears, I daresay you can feel something pure coming off of the screen. Moonrise Kingdom is a stellar film.
Summer lovin' just got a whole more stylish thanks to Wes Anderson.
Quirky, random, and surprisingly endearing for a Wes Anderson film--likely his best.
Funny, touching, sweet and drenched in '60s nostalgia, but reverberating with distant, haunting echoes of adolescent longing for practically anyone who grew up anytime, anyplace, anywhere.
"Moonrise Kingdom" is the type of movie that is charming for the soul and makes your brain happy in the process. All in all, it's just a heartfelt and well-written experience that will appeal to everyone.
These charming kids give "Moonrise Kingdom" the warm glow of a summer fairy-tale, one you'll want to hear again.
Pure Joy. This film's heroes may be pint-sized but their emotions and dreams are larger than life.
My immediate response is that it's a masterpiece and the best film to come out so far this year.
The offbeat, pixilated universes created by writer/director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox) are an acquired taste.
It's hard to judge a movie as a movie when you want to live inside it.
Magical Moonrise a Romantic Delight.
Intermittently amusing, distinctive, not always easy to digest
Moonrise Kingdom left me thunderstruck. ... Anderson contrasts a world in disorder with a well-pitched campsite, where everything is in its right place.
Anderson's movies work best if they're about kids or cartoon animals.
Among the all-stars, Edward Norton made me repeatedly chuckle, and it's always a pleasure to see Bruce Willis when he's not operating in paycheck-whore mode.
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